[code] Matthew (Chromatic) Words and Music by John Denver Key of G Major Range: D4 to G5 Tabbed for a Key of C Solo tuned chromatic.
Tab notations: none = blow - = draw * = button in ___ = hold; sustain
-5 -5_ -5 -5_ -5__ 5_ 4_ 2_ 4________ I had an un_-cle_ name of Mat-thew.____
-3 -3 -4_ -5_ 4_ -3_ 3_ -1_________ He was his fa_-ther’s on_-ly boy._______
-5_ -5_ -5__ -5 4_ -4_ 2_ 4_ Born just south of Col-by, Kan-sas
-3 -3 -4_ -5 -4_ -3_ 4_ 4__ He was his moth-er’s pride and joy.
-4 -5__ 7__ 7 -6*_ -5 6__ 6 -5 -5_ -5__ 4______ Yes, and_ joy was just a thing that he was raised on_____
-5__ -5 -5_ -5 4__ 4 4 -5__ -4_______ Love was just a way to live and_ die______
7__ 7 7__ 6 6 6_ -5__ -5_ -5_ 5______ Gold was just a wind-y_ Kan_-sas wheat-field__
-5_ -5 -5_ -5 4__ 4_ -4 -3_ 4_____ Blue was just the Kan-sas sum-mer sky.__
-5_ -5 -5_ -5__ 4_ -4_ 2_ 4________ All the sto-ries that he_ told me_______
-3 -4__ -6 -4_ -3_ 3 -1_________ Back when I was just a lad________
-6_ -6_ -6_ -6__ 5 -4 2_ 4________ All the mem-‘ries that he gave me_______
-3 -4__ -5 -4_ -3__ -2*_ 3_________ All the_ good times that he__ had.______
-5__ -5 -5_ -5 4_ -4_ 2__ 4_______ Grow-in’ up_ a Kan-sas farm boy_____
-3_ -4_ -5_ -4_ -3 -4_ -1_________ Life is_ most-ly_ hav-in’ fun________
-5_ -5 -5_ -5_ 4 -4__ 2_ 4________ Rid-in’ on_ his dad-dy’s shoul-ders_____
-3 -3_ -4 -5_ -4 -3_ -2* 3___ Be-hind a mule be-neath the sun.
-4 -5__ 7__ 7 -6*_ -5 6__ 6 -5 -5_ -5__ 4______ Yes, and_ joy was just a thing that he was raised on______
-5__ -5 -5_ -5 4__ 4 4 -5__ -4_______ Love was just a way to live and die_______
7__ 7 7__ 6 6 6_ -5__ -5_ -5_ 5______ Gold was just a wind-y Kan-sas wheat-field____
-5_ -5 -5_ -5 4__ 4_ -4 -3_ 4_____ Blue was just the Kan-sas sum-mer sky.________
-5_ -5 -5_ -5__ 4_ -4_ 2_ 4________ Well, I guess there were some hard times____
-3 -4__ -6 -4_ -3_ 3 -1_________ And I’m_ told some years were lean_______
-6 -6_ -6_ -6_ -6__ 5 -4 2_ 4________ They had a_ storm in__ ‘for-ty sev-en_______
-3 -3 -4__ -5 -4_ -3__ -2*_ 3_________ A twist-er_ came and stripped ‘em__ clean.____
-5 -5__ -5 -5_ -5 4_ -4_ 2__ 4_______ He lost the farm and lost his fam-‘ly______
-3 -3_ -4_ -5_ -4_ -3 -4_ -1_________ He lost the wheat and lost his home_______
-5_ -5 -5_ -5_ 4 -4__ 2_ 4________ But he found the fam-‘ly_ Bi-ble______
-3 -3_ -4 -5_ -4 -3_ -2* 3___ A faith as sol-id as_ a stone.
-4 -5__ 7__ 7 -6*_ -5 6__ 6 -5 -5_ -5__ 4______ Yes, and_ joy was just a thing that he was raised on_____
-5__ -5 -5_ -5 4__ 4 4 -5__ -4_______ Love was just a way to live and_ die______
7__ 7 7__ 6 6 6_ -5__ -5_ -5_ 5______ Gold was just a wind-y_ Kan_-sas wheat-field__
-5_ -5 -5_ -5 4__ 4_ -4 -3_ 4_____ Blue was just the Kan-sas sum-mer sky.__
-5 -5_ -5 -5_ -5__ 4_ -4_ 2_ 4________ (And) so_ he came to__ live at_ our house____
-3 -4__ -6 -4_ -3_ 3 -1_________ And he__ came to_ work the land_______
-6 -6_ -6_ -6_ 6__ 5 -4 2_ 4________ He came to_ ease my_ dad-dy’s bur-den______
-3 -4__ -5 -4_ -3__ -2*_ 3_________ And he__ came to_ be__ my__ friend.___
-5 -5__ -5 -5_ -5 4_ -4_ 2__ 4_______ And so_ I wrote this down for Mat-thew____
-3 -3_ -4_ -5_ -4_ -3 -4_ -1_________ And it’s for him this song is_ sung_______
-5_ -5 -5_ -5_ 4 -4__ 2_ 4________ Rid-in’ on_ his dad-dy’s shoul-ders_____
-3 -3_ -4 -5_ -4 -3_ -2* 3___ Be-hind a mule be-neath the sun.
-4 -5__ 7__ 7 -6*_ -5 6__ 6 -5 -5_ -5__ 4______ Yes, and_ joy was just a thing that he was raised on_____
-5__ -5 -5_ -5 4__ 4 4 -5__ -4_______ Love was just a way to live and_ die______
7__ 7 7__ 6 6 6_ -5__ -5_ -5_ 5______ Gold was just a wind-y_ Kan_-sas wheat-field__
-5_ -5 -5_ -5 4__ 4_ -4 -3_ 4_____ Blue was just the Kan-sas sum-mer sky.__
-4 -5__ 7__ 7 -6*__ -5 6__ 6 -5_ -5_ -5_6__ 5______ Yes, and_ joy was just_ a thing that he_ was raised on_____
-5__ -5_ -5_ 6 -6*__ 6 -5 4_ -4__6__-5___ Love was just a way__ to live and die_________
7__ 7 -6*__ 6 6 6_ -5__ -5_ -5_ 5______ Gold was just_ a wind-y_ Kan_-sas wheat-field__
-5_____ -3_ -5_ -4_ 4__ 4_ -4 -3__ 3________ Blue___ was just a_ Kan-sas sum-mer_ sky._____
A little history: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82GJgjuoc24
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